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Methodist Circuit-Riders In America, 1766-1844, William A. Powell Jr.
Methodist Circuit-Riders In America, 1766-1844, William A. Powell Jr.
Master's Theses
The Methodist Episcopal Church became the largest religious denomination in the United States during the 1820's. Local expressions of the national body were established in nearly every American community. Methodist expansion was largely a result of the activity of circuitriders. These itinerants traveled and proclaimed the gospel to citizens, many of whom joined the Church and became part of a religious movement which influenced the l development of culture in the United States.
The traveling minister in the Methodist Church was noted for his self-sacrificing spirit. He endured hardships in the ministry which few men of the present age can …
University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 1977-1978, University Of Richmond
University Of Richmond Bulletin: Catalog Of The T.C. Williams School Of Law For 1977-1978, University Of Richmond
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The Law School was established as a department of Richmond College in 1870. In 1890 the family of the late T. C. Williams, who had been a devoted and valued Trustee, donated $25,000 as the nucleus of an endowment for the Law School. In recognition of this gift, the name of the School was changed to the T. C. Williams School of Law. At various times the School has received further generous gifts from members of the family of Mr. Williams. A substantial gift came through a bequest from Mr. T. C. Williams, Jr. who, like his father, …